Trout, Harper named league's top rookies

New York, NY (Sports Network) - There was never a doubt who was going to
win the AL Rookie of the Year award.

Now Mike Trout has his sights set on a much larger prize.

The Los Angeles Angels' center fielder Trout and Washington Nationals
outfielder Bryce Harper were named the Jackie Robinson Award winners as the
top rookies in the American and National League, respectively, as voted on by
members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

The 21-year-old Trout became the 18th unanimous rookie of the year victor --
eighth in the AL.

And he may not be done taking home trophies.

Trout, along with triple crown winner and Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel
Cabrera, New York Yankees' Robinson Cano and Texas' Adrian Beltre and Josh
Hamilton, is among the nominees for the AL MVP voting.

If Trout wins the MVP, he'd join Fred Lynn (1975) and Ichiro Suzuki (2001)
as the only two MLB players to win both the MVP and Rookie of the Year honors
in the same season.

Trout, the first Angel to win rookie of the year since Tim Salmon in 1993, is
the only player in major league history to hit at least .320 with 30 home runs
and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

Harper, one of the more hyped players in recent memory, burst on to the scene
as a 19-year-old in late April.

The first overall pick of the 2010 MLB Draft ended the year hitting .270 with
22 home runs, 59 RBIs and 98 runs scored. He also stole 18 bases and played
all three outfield positions. He showed terrific range and tallied eight
outfield assists.